The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics: By The Numbers

The logo of the 2016 Rio Olympics which officially open on August 5, 2016. (Credit: Rio 2016)

The 2016 Rio Olympics officially kick off on Friday evening with the opening ceremony in Maracana Stadium in the seaside city in Brazil. It marks the first time a South American city will host the Summer games. Here are some more key facts and figures that reflect the economy, athletics, and humanity of the 31st Olympiads.

BUSINESS

$4.6 Billion: Base cost of Rio 2016 Games.

51%: Current cost overrun for Rio Games.

$11 Billion+: Projected final estimated cost of the Rio Games (with some estimates running up to $20 billion).

$9 Billion+: Projected revenue from the games.

$2 Billion: The deficit created by the above two, for those doing the math.

11: Worldwide sponsors

20: Number of times
Coca-Cola has been a sponsor, the longest continuous partner of the Olympic games (since 1928).

4,000: Number of near-field communication point-of-sale terminals
Visa will operate as the exclusive payment service and only credit card accepted at the games.

The official worldwide sponsors of the Olympic Games. (Credit: IOC)

28: U.S. sponsors

1,000: Number of cameras Olympic Broadcasting Services will use.

7,000: Hours of high definition coverage provided by OBS.

12: Number of Rights Holding Broadcasters offering a Virtual Reality experience to their viewers, a first for the Olympics. With a compatible headset viewers will get a 360-degree look into the Games. NBC is provided VR coverage to authenticated U.S. users of compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

$4.4 Billion: Amount NBC paid for the broadcast rights to the Olympics through 2020.

$0: Amount NBC made on the 2012 Summer Games in London. [Correction: Comcast tells FORBES the event was a break even proposition for the media company. Previously, we reported it was a loss.]